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My Long and Arduous Journey Across the Frontiers of Fertility Technology

Elizabeth Katkin tried for years to conceive a child. With the help of futuristic fertility tech, she finally succeeded.

By Elizabeth Katkin
Jan 17, 2020 2:00 PMApr 18, 2020 9:26 PM
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“Do you want to know the gender?” the doctor asked me, after delivering the news of our healthy embryos.

“What?”

“Do you want to know? Many people want to select.”

“I just want the healthiest embryos,” I answered reflexively. “The ones most likely to survive.”

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